Wigan Athletic 1-4 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 11 April 2009

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-4 Arsenal

Premier League · Saturday 11 April 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-4 Arsenal: match report

Wigan Athletic were beaten by Arsenal 1-4 in the Premier League on Saturday 11 April 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Mido opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Wigan Athletic's goal came from Mido (17'). Arsenal scored through Theo Walcott (61'), Mikaël Silvestre (71'), Andrey Arshavin (89') and Alex Song (90').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards; Arsenal received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 8th on 41 points from 31 and Arsenal 4th on 58 points from 31. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 11th with 45 points, and Arsenal 4th with 72.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 6 for Arsenal.

Going into the match Wigan Athletic's last five read L-W-W-L-L and Arsenal's W-W-W-W-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · MidoWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 45+4'Yellow card · Kieran GibbsArsenal
  • 61'Goal · Theo WalcottArsenal · 1-1
  • 71'Yellow card · Michael BrownWigan Athletic
  • 71'Goal · Mikaël SilvestreArsenal · 1-2
  • 83'Yellow card · Robin van PersieArsenal
  • 86'Yellow card · Emmerson BoyceWigan Athletic
  • 87'Yellow card · Titus BrambleWigan Athletic
  • 89'Goal · Andrey ArshavinArsenal · 1-3
  • 89'Yellow card · Alex SongArsenal
  • 90'Goal · Alex SongArsenal · 1-4

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Wigan Athletic 0, draws 1, Arsenal 6.

Team news

Wigan Athletic line-up (4-1-4-1)

Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Titus Bramble, Mario Melchiot, Paul Scharner, Hugo Rodallega, Chris Kirkland, Ben Watson, Mido, Michael Brown, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez

Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukasz Fabianski, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, Johan Djourou, Kieran Gibbs, Cesc Fàbregas, Denílson, Alex Song, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner